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Jake Brigance novels volume 0
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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A collection of three novellas, all having law as a common thread.
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Pub. Date
2022
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English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • John Grisham is the acknowledged master of the legal thriller. In his first collection of novellas, law is a common thread, but America’s favorite storyteller has several surprises in store.
“Homecoming” takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham’s unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he’s not in the...
“Homecoming” takes us back to Ford County, the fictional setting of many of John Grisham’s unforgettable stories. Jake Brigance is back, but he’s not in the...
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Based on actual events: after a man murders his parents with the help of a friend, the truth proves difficult to untangle in court, leaving the jury to wrestle with their own ideas of right and wrong as two men’s lives lay in the balance.
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Pull up a seat and sit a spell. Master storyteller Joe R. Lansdale has cooked up a passel of tales for you about the unlikeliest duo East Texas has to offer.
Hap Collins looks like a good ol' boy, but from his misspent youth on, his best compatriot is Leonard Pine-black, gay, and the ultimate outsider. Inseparable friends, Hap and Leonard attend family gatherings, climb into the boxing ring, get in bar fights, and just go fishing-all while confronting...
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Quirke mysteries volume 3
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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Quirke, a hard-drinking, insatiably curious Dublin pathologist is determined to find his daughter's best friend, a well-connected young doctor. Sober again after intensive treatment for alcoholism, Quirke enlists his old sparring partner, Detective Inspector Hackett, in the search for the missing young woman. Set in Dublin, circa 1950.
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
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When a new TV crime series recruits Jonathan's specialist skills, he is reunited with his ex-girlfriend and old sparring partner, Carla Borrego. Carla is pushy and an equally determined amateur detective, and she has no intention of playing Watson to his disheveled, laid-back Sherlock.
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[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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"Now that Dr. Mindy Lahiri has found true bliss with former sparring partner Dr. Danny Castellano, she is ready for her 'happily ever after.' However, the road to perfection is paved with unexpected challenges. In fact, Mindy's unconventional love story has a huge surprise for everyone"--Container.
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In her fourth novel, Ruth Downie brings to life the corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Britain, as it closes in on her winsome leading man, Gaius Petreius Ruso.
Ruso and Tilla, now newlyweds, have moved back to Britannia, where Ruso's old friend and colleague Valens has promised to help him find work. But it isn't the kind of work he'd had in mind-Ruso is tasked with hunting down a missing tax man named Julius Asper.
Of course,
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V volume 30
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English
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When Gong's old sparring partner sets a trap for Yuya, the only way Gong can save his friend is to forfeit his duel and get tossed from the tourney!
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Simon & Schuster Audio
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English
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An "extraordinarily brave...funny as hell" (Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl) debut and a "subtle, ironic, wise, state-of-the-nation novel" (Nick Hornby) that doesn't just ask will they, but...should they?
On Jess's first day at Goldman Sachs, she's less than thrilled to learn she'll be on the same team as Josh, her white, conservative sparring partner from college. Josh loves playing the devil's advocate and is...
On Jess's first day at Goldman Sachs, she's less than thrilled to learn she'll be on the same team as Josh, her white, conservative sparring partner from college. Josh loves playing the devil's advocate and is...
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English
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Rosalinda continued her dreams in spite of her adversities, tragical fatal moments, and challengers, who challenged her for the title.
Because of her will, determination and stamina, the passion from her heart for the sport of boxing was not in her blood to quit. Not only did she fight for her country, but in the United States, she was an icon to women fighters of all ages, always inspired the younger female fighters to follow their dreams and focus...
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New Tomorrow volume 6
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English
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During his strict training process, Flame searches for a suitable sparring partner as preparations continue for the attack on the Ant tribe. Gwyn tries to settle into her life as a Privileged but can't help missing her brother. The Ants learn that the Warps have tricked them. Cass and Omar try to convince a reluctant Faygar to meet with Zora. Dan attempts to join the Barbs.
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Soho Press
Pub. Date
2009
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English
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Oxford private detective Zoë Boehm turns up dead in Newcastle, launching her friend Sarah Tucker into an investigation with several leads—but no one she can trust.
When a body is hauled from the River Tyne, Sarah Tucker heads to Newcastle for a closer look. She identifies the dead woman as private detective Zoë Boehm, but putting a name to the corpse only raises further questions. Did Zoë kill herself, or did...
When a body is hauled from the River Tyne, Sarah Tucker heads to Newcastle for a closer look. She identifies the dead woman as private detective Zoë Boehm, but putting a name to the corpse only raises further questions. Did Zoë kill herself, or did...
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English
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"Beautifully written?" -Jonathan Lethem "One of the country's best new writers." -Eye Weekly Chris Eaton's fictions read like intellectual fisticuffs: bruising but with more than a touch of moustache wax. Playing with notions of ownership and plagiarism, Letters to Thomas Pynchon is a collection of early stories and new works. Beginning with an unmailed letter to Thomas Pynchon, Eaton further riffs on literary history with occasional side trips into...
17) Death Trap
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Kate O'Donnell novels volume 2
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English
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Kate O'Donnell, fresh from her adventures in Dead Beat, discovers yet again there's a darker side to London in the Swinging Sixties|Beatlemania has reached London, but young photographer Kate O'Donnell soon discovers a darker side of the city when a prostitute is found murdered off the Portobello Road. A West Indian immigrant, Nelson Mackintosh, is arrested, and simmering racial tension reaches breaking point. Convinced of Nelson's innocence, Kate...
18) Slayer
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English
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During the 17th century, the Holy Church trained and employed Slayers to eliminate preternaturals. They were often provided with an intermediary who served as a combination of servant and sparring partner.
Slayer Alessandro and his lover, José, have devoted over two decades to the cause. During that time, Alessandro has learned that most non-humans just want to be left alone to live in peace -- something he dreams of himself.
When a preternatural...
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Green Hornet Legacy volume 16
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English
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This collection features issues of the hit series by Phil Hester, Andie Parks, Igor Vitorino and Ronan Cliquet as well as a complete cover gallery by Phil Hester, Jonathan Lau and Brian Denham. Red hand. One of the world's most proficient assassins-for-hire. He's killed presidents, CEOs, generals and housewives. He's killed just about everything that walks the earth on two feet. Before all that, he was Hayashi Kato's protege. Now, Redhand's sights...
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A sharp-witted widow and her handsome rival go from sparring partners to scandalous lovers in this historical romance of eighteenth century England.
London, 1794. Since discovering Raphael Lefevre, Marquis of Montpellier, danced with her to win a wager, cool beauty Lady Serena has openly criticized the rogue's behavior. But their rivalry takes a shocking turn when the Marquis rescues Serena from a blackmailer?and kisses her!
Now Serena's forced...
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